I Just Cannot "Do" Mother's Day
©2002 Ruth Cox
I just cannot "do" Mother's Day;
Most don't understand why this I say.
My Mother is dead and I miss her so much,
Daily glimpses of her my soul does touch.
Her life was stolen from my siblings and me,
Domestic violence took her from us, you see.
My sisters have children unseen by our Mother;
Being held by one's Gramma is a feeling like no other.
Brothers share memories of Mom in a red cloud of danger;
A fist full of pain in their hearts is not a stranger.
I just cannot "do" Mother's Day;
Hope you understand why this I say.
My son is missing from this daily world o' mine,
Lost to drugs and for his heart I endlessly pine.
He wanders aimlessly in his world, dark and remote,
The fears and horrors of his past he continues to tote.
My hopes and dreams for my son, difficult to smother,
Live on in my soul and I pray he shall one day discover
A light to lead him along a path that will in the end
Allow him to feel the love of his Mother, also his friend.
I just cannot "do" Mother's Day;
Hope you understand why this I say.
My spirit is filled with sadness on this honored day
But I celebrate it daily, in my own special way.
And for those of you who miss a child or your mother
Know that you surely have the understanding of another.
My heart grieves for the loss of my mother and my son,
Yet deep inside I know the raging battle shall be won.
For I believe one day a light will shine from up above;
Mothers and their children will be reunited by His love.
I just cannot "do" Mother's Day;
Hope you understand why this I say.
This is excellent, Ruthi! So very touching. Thank you so much for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteHey this is Rajib. I just stumbled upon your blog and saw this post on Mother's day. This is not only excellent and touching piece of poetry on mother and child relationship, but an inspiring one as well ! I heartily thank you for such an impressive poetry because this is such a nice gift to your readers on Mother's day !
ReplyDeleteKaren, thank YOU for nudging me into sharing!
ReplyDeleteRajib, I'm delighted you stumbled upon my blog, welcome! I do hope you'll google friend connect and I'm headed to your blog now to do just that.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
I don't do mothers day either. I just help my wife enjoy the kids calling her. I have also lost my mother.
ReplyDeleteI’ve enjoyed looking over your blog. I came across it through another blog I follow, and I’m glad I did. If you had a followers widget, I'd sign up. Feel free to look over my blog and perhaps become one as well.
Hi Ruth, I also take this opportunity to appreciate and thank you for your suggestion which is always welcome ! I've added Google Friend Connect to my blog. Do keep visiting. :-)
ReplyDeleteI ran across your blog when I saw your picture over at Stan's blog, According to the Book. I'm glad I stopped by. I was browsing through all of your blogs, but this poem really touched my heart. Talk about profound pain. Our testimony is His ministry so in the end all of it brings Him glory. I pray for everyone on my google follow. Just last night I was on my knees for each life represented, including their loved ones as well. I will be praying for your son too. I went ahead and clicked on your google follow as well and look forward to visiting. Be blessed today dear one. By the way, I think Mother's Day is every day. ;)
ReplyDeleteYou should just put your google follow up higher. I have no problem with it because I search for it to the end when I want to follow someone's blog, but for others who might click away sooner, it may help to put it up higher.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your day!
Hugs to you, Ruthi. This ia an emotional and thought provoking piece of writing. Thank you for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteOne Heart, thank you ever so much for the suggestion to move my Google Friend Connect up... I did and now it works, too!
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you for the comments on the poem... painful it is... hopefully the message against abuse and addiction will be heard in my cries.
Oh my beautiful Ruthi girl. My heart is with you. I've lived with both afflictions in my life, so I somewhat know your pain. I say somewhat because I was fortunate enough to survive the abuse.....and the addiction.
ReplyDeleteSweet Christine, it is so good to see you dug a little deep and found this one. It does my heart good to know YOU out-lived the abuse you withstood, as well as the addiction. Praise God for miracles.
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